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by danieloaks 3137 days ago
Can't speak for software but in the case of these specs, 'Modern' in the title pokes fun at the fact that the core protocol specifications most people refer to are around 25 and 18 years old, respectively. RFC 1459, very commonly referred to and still the first reference for a lot of IRC software authors, came out before I had my first birthday!